WD-2015-5253 Rev 29.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division, effective March 30, 2026.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contracts performed in eight Texas counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, and Wilson. It lists 175 occupation classifications across 16 major occupational categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, mechanics and maintenance, materials handling, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $11.49 per hour (Assembler) to $50.21 per hour (Registered Nurse IV). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour for health and welfare, up to 40 hours per week ($222.00 weekly or $962.00 monthly), plus vacation accrual of 2-4 weeks based on length of service, and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. The document includes special provisions for computer employees, air traffic controllers, weather observers, hazardous pay differentials (4-8 percent), uniform allowances ($3.35 per week for cleaning and maintenance where required), and procedures for conforming unlisted occupational classifications through Standard Form 1444. Executive Orders 13706 (paid sick leave effective January 1, 2017) and 13658 (minimum wage of $13.30 per hour for 2025) apply to covered contracts.